The Stamp Act: A Short Story

Thomas Paine makes a statement and compares the king to a thief that stole their land. Paine states, “but if a thief breaks into my house, threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to “bind me in all cases whatsoever” to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?”(Paine). Trying to persuade people to join the fight, Paine is asking the colonists why they are subjecting their selves to the tyranny of the king; furthermore, Paine is explaining that the colonists have no choice, but to fight or they will forever be under the tyranny of the king. Patrick Henry makes a statement about the petition in his speech that says, “Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?”(Henry). With his rhetorical question, Patrick Henry is trying to show the colonists that the king did not care for their petition and would not settle for anything. Therefore, Henry would then go on to state why they should declare war on Britain and gain their

During the time period of 1600 to 1776, the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed massively. The relationship between Great Britain and the colonies changed greatly because of three main reasons: the relationships that the colonies and Great Britain were built on, the struggles that the colonists faced because of their relationships with Great Britain, and the anger that the colonists expressed because of the ridiculous taxes that they had to pay. Once the colonists realized that they were suffering under British rule, most of the colonists became eager to be independent from Great Britain. The colonists’ Second Continental Congress believed that the acts and taxes created by the British Parliament were unconstitutional, unjust, and unfair towards the colonists and because of that belief, the Declaration signers forever changed our country.

In the year 1775, the American colonies are at a crossroads. With no ideas on how to move forward, or how to break away from British control, colonists look towards a leading figure to guide the way. This figure comes in the form of Patrick Henry, a well-known American attorney who was willing to be the starting face of the revolution. With colonial tensions rising, many are willing to rebel against the newly implanted taxes imposed by the British. In his “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, Patrick Henry shows that he is willing to do anything to break away from English control. His strong use of persuasion and rhetoric make the Virginia Convention think about the possibility of rebelling against the British. With the revolution starting only ten years later, many argue that Henry’s speech was the spark to start it all. Through pathos, ethos and logos, Patrick Henry is able to make motivate the colonists to unite against the inconsiderate acts of the British government.

In support of arming the Virginia militia to fight the British, leading advocate of American independence, Patrick Henry argues that his countrymen have to declare war against the British. To strengthen both the logic and persuasiveness, Patrick Henry deftly employs rhetorical questions, parallelism, and powerful diction. Henry makes subtle yet effective use of rhetorical questioning to persuade his audience that war is the path that leads to freedom.

After 2.5 million dollars, that we paid to help you in the war. You still expect us to pay this new tax. After seven years of war, a war that we paid you through. Now you are in debt, and want us to pay more and more money, money that we don’t have. The colonists are upset because of the Stamp Act, a tax on all paper goods, to help pay England's debts. Upset and poor the colonists were determined to find a way to abolish the stamp act. Our families, our pocket books, and we aren’t used to change..

In 1765, the English king was terribly in debt after the French and Indian War. His solution? The infamous Stamp Act that riled up citizens throughout the American colonies. But why were they so upset? They already payed less taxes than mainland englishmen, what was there to be angry about? These colonists were upset because this law was a violation of the very rights that they inherit as English citizens by the Bill of Rights.

“Give me liberty or give me death!”, Patrick Henry shouts to those attending the Virginia Convention in 1775. This “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, given one year before the colonies declared war on Great Britain, was an attempt by Henry to inspire the colonists to rebel against the oppressive rule of England and fight to save their freedom. Patrick Henry persuades the Convention to wage war against the British through his use of rhetorical questions and allusions.

Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention” performed before the House of the Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, argues that the colonies should no longer rely on Great Britain and encourages war against them. He worked to convince the men of the Virginia convention to stop trying to befriend the British, and instead, wage war against them. Patrick Henry employs various rhetorical devices such as hypophora, anaphora, and allusions to religion, along with persuasive appeals effectively work to convince the colonists that they should no longer be dependent on and trusting of the threatening practices of the British.

When the French and Indian war came to a close in 1763, Great Britain was greatly in debt. They decided to regain this money by taxing the American Colonists with acts such as The Tea Act, The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, and The Intolerable Acts. Colonists were furious that Britain had the nerve to tax them when they didn’t even have representation in Parliament. They did everything in their power to try to at least make a compromise with Britain, even sending the king a letter asking him if he could try to address some of their complaints; unfortunately, the king was noncompliant. There was no other choice; America was destined to become independent one way or another.

I walked by a family discussing about how to stop the new stamp act.”This new Stamp Act is going to hurt all the colonial family’s and they need to find a way to stop it the.” mother said.”But one family has to stand up and try to think of a way to stop this new stamp act.” said the father. “Not for them but for everyone because this can hurt everyone’s lives.” said the little boy.we need to meet up tonight and brainstorm ideas to help everyone get out of the stamp act.So they first to figure out as much information about the stamp act they can find.So they go to look for the information and bring it back to help them disscuss this crisis at hand.After they had got information they had shared it the first one was that what did the stamp act

The Stamp Act, known for creating many types of resistances between the colonists and the British Parliament, required all American colonists to pay a tax on all printed pieces of paper the colonists used. The British parliament created this act to increase prosperity, have a more organized government and colony, and to abuse the colonists’ wealth and freedom. Many people opposed the Stamp Act, thinking that it was completely unfair and uncivilized. There were three resistances against the Stamp Act; all which made an end to the taxation of the Stamp Act. The three resistances that made an impact on the Stamp Act include legislative resistance by the elites, economical resistance, and protests.

“Yes, we can go, but I want you to know that we don’t support William Henry Harrison’s presidential campaign,”

James Otis – 1765 “Were these colonies left to themselves tomorrow, America would be a mere shambles of blood and confusion . . . . there would soon be civil war from one end of the continent to the other.”

Hello, how are you? How’s the family? I hope you and the family are doing well. It has been a long time since the last time I saw you. I really miss seeing all of you guys. The last time I was over there was two years ago. I just got a job a few weeks ago, so I’m going to try and raise money to go and visit all you, I really miss mom, dad, Archie, Margo, and James. So, I don't know if you have heard but the colonies have been set free. We are free because we signed the Declaration of Independence. There are many reasons why it is a good idea for us to sign the Declaration and I think you should know about them. For example, the Declaration gives us the authority to govern our own people, other than to be govern by a king. We have all

For centuries, the British had continuously aggravated relations with the United States through the enactment of the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, virtual representation, and several other injustices to American freedom; correspondingly, the Declaration of Independence was passed to assure national rights and denounce the king’s violation of those rights, thereby preserving the concept of E Pluribus Unum by maintaining continuity in the emergence of one common ideal: liberty. For instance, amidst the turmoil of